Digitus DN-7074 User manual

1300 Mbits Wireless
Nano USB adapter
Quick Installation Guide
DN-7074

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Table of contents
1. Overview....................................................................................... 2
2. Features ........................................................................................ 2
3. Package content............................................................................ 2
4. Driver Installation ......................................................................... 3
5. Connect to Wireless Access Point................................................. 6
6. Technical Features ......................................................................12
1. Overview
DN-7074 is a Wireless AC Dual Band USB Adapter which complies
with the wireless standard-802.11ac and allows users to operate
simultaneous over 5GHz and 2.4GHz band.
2. Features
•Supports MU-MIMO function
•Complies with IEEE 802.11ac/a/b/g/n standards
•Gleichzeitiger Betrieb im 2,4GHz- und 5GHz-Band
•Supports 64/128-bit WEP, WPA/WPA2 and WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
(TKIP/AES) encryption
•Works with all existing network infrastructures
•5MHz/10MHz/20MHz/40MHz/80MHz bandwidth transmission
•Transmit Beamforming
•Supports Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7, Linux and Mac OS
3. Package content
•USB-Wireless Network Adapter
•QIG
•Setup CD

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4. Driver Installation
Please follow the following instructions to install your new wireless
USB Adapter:
Step 1: Insert the USB wireless network card into an empty USB 3.0/
2.0 port of your computer when computer is switched on. Never
force to insert the card, if you feel it’s stuck, flip the card over and try
again.
Step 2: The following message will appear on your computer. For
Win 10 & 11it will install driver directly. For other systems please
click “Cancel / Close” and go to Step 3: CD Driver Installation.
Under Windows Vista and Windows 7
Step 3: Insert the driver CD into your CD-ROM. You can see autorun
screen below. If not, you can double click ‘autorun.exe’ on CD.

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Click ‘Install Driver’ to start the installation procedure
Step 4: Installation descriptions shows. Click ‘Finish’ to finish the
installation of driver files.

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Step 5: A new icon will appear near the clock of system tray:
HERE!
Left-click the icon will launch wireless network configuration utility
and you can right-click the icon to show the quick menu of
configuration utility. This icon also uses different color to show the
status of wireless connection:
Wireless connection is established, good signal
reception.
Connection is not established yet.
Wireless network card is not detected.
For detailed instructions of wireless network configuration utility,
please see next chapter.

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5. Connect to Wireless Access Point
To use wireless network, you have to connect to a wireless access
point first. You can either use Client utility (comes with network card
driver), or Windows Zero Config utility (comes with Windows
operating system).
Step 1: Using Client Utility: Please follow the following instructions to
use Client configuration utility to connect to wireless access point.
Left-click the Client configuration utility icon located at lower-right
corner of computer desktop, and configuration menu will appear:
HERE!
Wireless utility will appear. Click ‘Available Network’ menu to search
for wireless access points nearby.

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Please wait for a while, and all wireless access points which can be
reached by this wireless network card will be displayed here.

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If the wireless access point you wish to connect does not appear
here, you can click ‘Refresh’ button to scan for wireless access points
again. If the wireless access point you’re looking for still not appears,
try to move the computer closer.
When the access point you’re looking for is on the list, left-click it
and then double click it or click ‘Add to Profile’.

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If a password (Network Key) is required to access the wireless access
point, please input it in ‘Network key’ (and input it again in ‘Confirm
network key’ for confirmation). Click ‘OK’ when password is properly
inputted.

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Network card will attempt to connect to access point now, this may
require few seconds to minutes, please be patient. When the ‘Status’
become ‘Associated’, your computer is connected to the access point
you selected. Click ‘Close’ to close configuration menu.
NOTE: If you connected to an access point but the connection has
been dropped soon, please check security settings and re-check
password spelling.